Pierce County

MULTIRACIAL PROFILE

The 2000 Census questionnaire was the first to allow respondents to select more than one race
. Nationwide, approximately 2.4 percent of the population, over 6.8 million Americans, marked an identification with two or more races.

As is the case with many racial and ethnic groups, the multiracial population is not evenly distributed across the country. Hawaii has the largest multiracial population with 24.1 percent of its population identifying with two or more races. Alaska follows a distant second with 5.4 percent identifying as multiracial. The five least multiracial states (Mississippi, West Virginia, Maine, Alabama and South Carolina) all have multiracial populations of less than 1 percent.

For more on the geography of the U.S. multiracial population, see our multiracial map
.

Number of Races Selected

Number

Percent of Total

Percent of Multiracial

Two Races

32,421

4.63%

90.45%

Three Races

3,081

0.44%

8.60%

Four Races

284

0.04%

0.79%

Five Races

55

0.01%

0.15%

Six Races

2

0.00%

0.01%

Multiple Race Combinations by Frequency

Rank

Multiple Race Selection

Number

Percent of Total Population

Percent of Multiple Race Population

1.

White and Asian

7,828

1.12%

21.84%

2.

White and American Indian

6,691

0.95%

18.67%

3.

White and Black

6,277

0.90%

17.51%

4.

White and Some Other Race

4,729

0.67%

13.19%

5.

White and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

1,208

0.17%

3.37%

6.

Black and Asian

1,179

0.17%

3.29%

7.

Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

971

0.14%

2.71%

8.

Black and American Indian

964

0.14%

2.69%

9.

Asian and Some Other Race

960

0.14%

2.68%

10.

White and Black and American Indian

786

0.11%

2.19%

11.

Black and Some Other Race

695

0.10%

1.94%

12.

White and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

605

0.09%

1.69%

13.

White and Black and Asian

357

0.05%

1.00%

14.

American Indian and Asian

302

0.04%

0.84%

15.

White and American Indian and Asian

299

0.04%

0.83%

16.

White and Black and Some Other Race

247

0.04%

0.69%

17.

American Indian and Some Other Race

231

0.03%

0.64%

18.

Black and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

219

0.03%

0.61%

19.

White and Asian and Some Other Race

203

0.03%

0.57%

20.

White and American Indian and Some Other Race

159

0.02%

0.44%

21.

Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

120

0.02%

0.33%

22.

White and Black and American Indian and Asian

101

0.01%

0.28%

23.

Black and American Indian and Asian

65

0.01%

0.18%

24.

White and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

63

0.01%

0.18%

25.

White and Black and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

57

0.01%

0.16%

26.

Black and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

57

0.01%

0.16%

27.

White and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

54

0.01%

0.15%

28.

American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

47

0.01%

0.13%

29.

White and Black and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

43

0.01%

0.12%

30.

Non- Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

37

0.01%

0.10%

31.

White and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

36

0.01%

0.10%

32.

Black and American Indian and Some Other Race

33

0.00%

0.09%

33.

White and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

27

0.00%

0.08%

34.

Black and Asian and Some Other Race

25

0.00%

0.07%

35.

American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

25

0.00%

0.07%

36.

White and Black and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

23

0.00%

0.06%

37.

White and Black and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

21

0.00%

0.06%

38.

White and Black and American Indian and Some Other Race

19

0.00%

0.05%

39.

Black and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

14

0.00%

0.04%

40.

White and Black and Asian and Some Other Race

11

0.00%

0.03%

41.

American Indian and Asian and Some Other Race

10

0.00%

0.03%

42.

Black and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

8

0.00%

0.02%

43.

White and American Indian and Asian and Some Other Race

7

0.00%

0.02%

44.

White and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

7

0.00%

0.02%

45.

American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

4

0.00%

0.01%

46.

Black and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

4

0.00%

0.01%

47.

Black and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

3

0.00%

0.01%

48.

Black and American Indian and Asian and Some Other Race

3

0.00%

0.01%

49.

White and Black and American Indian and Asian and Some Other Race

3

0.00%

0.01%

50.

White and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

2

0.00%

0.01%

51.

Black and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race

2

0.00%

0.01%

52.

White and Black and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race